radiation
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/ɹaɪ.di.ˈaɪ.ʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.“heat radiation”
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
- Radioactive energy.
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Synonyms
radioactivitylightradiologicalx-rayultravioletatomicradiometricradioactiveirradiationradiographicirradianceradiantradiologicrayionizingionising